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Ex-NBA player Kendall Gill calls out Jake Paul: ‘Step up and fight some real competition’

Ex-NBA player Kendall Gill wants to avenge Nate Robinson by challenging Jake Paul to a boxing match.

The 52-year-old has four professional fights to his resume and believes he would offer Paul his toughest test in the ring to date, accusing the YouTuber of cherry picking fights against much smaller opponents.

“Ben [Askren] campaigned at 170 pounds. Nate Robinson soaking wet is 175 pounds. AnEsonGib, who he fought before, was about 175 pounds,” Gill, who is 4-0 as a pro boxer, told MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin in a recent interview. “So the trick is to fight smaller guys.